IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests…

published 2021-11-10 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-25324

cvss: 4.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information from application response requests that could be used in further attacks against the system. IBM X-Force ID: 209401.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/6510178 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/I:N/AV:N/S:U/PR:L/UI:N/A:N/C:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM InfoSphere Information Server

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/6510178
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/209401
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-38887
NVD CVE-2021-38887

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